New York City skyline, circa 1980
"...the sunset over the city, combined with the late afternoon clouds...as well as the fire-red burnt sky seem to foreshadow events..."
I took this photo of the NYC (Manhattan) skyline from the top row of Shea Stadium while watching a Mets game. As I look at this photo today, I’m aware of how my mind creates some symbolism of the different elements of the photo. First, the World Trade Towers, seen rising on the left, had only recently been built, and after a period of economic decline in the mid-to-late 70s, there was a sense of hope in the air at that time of the reemergence of NYC’s dominant role as a beacon of cultural and economic prosperity. Second, the sunset over the city, combined with the late afternoon clouds appearing to move in over the towers, as well as the fire-red burnt sky seem seem to foreshadow events to take place just over 20 years later.
Of course, such foreshadowing is really all in my head. Or is it?
